Door-hanger.



Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

11v VENTOR. Jafimjo/z WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY.

' the side of said UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVER JOHNSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910. 460,158.

DOOR-HANGER.

949,826. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 29, 1808. Serial No. '1 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ivan JoirNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of \Vashin den, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Doonllfangers, of which the. following is a specification.

The object of this invention is the improven'icnt in door-hangers so that the parts are simplified in their construction with a mrrcsponding lessening in cost, and this, too, with an increased efficiency and convenience in installing the same.

The invention consists in the novel construction and adaptation of devices, as will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, whercin Figure 1 is a front elevation of a doorhanger with portions of the track therefor and associated parts with which employed. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view taken through Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a track rail such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and which I deem to be the preferred form of the same. Fig. ts a perspective view of a door hangermember. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the nut which is utilized in securing the hanger at adjusted lengths to accommodate the proper elevation and hanging of the door with respect to the track. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front elevation of a track slightly modified from that illustrated in theprccedin views,.taken together with a supporting racket in engaged position therewith. Fig. 7 is. a cross sectional view through 77 of Fig. 6.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 10 designates an edgewise movable door.

1 are casing-members, or studding, in wall over the door-opening and are spaced to afford a compartment 12 having at its lower side jamb pieces 13 arranged to provide a. longitudinally extending slot 13. Fixedly securedto the studs 11 upon one compartment is a board or fun rlng piece 14 to furnish a. plane surface 14' which is parallel to the slot 13' and to brackets are sewhich the track supporting cured. These brac 'ets are each comprised yof an upstanding part 15 connectcd b is.

horizontally arranged neck 16 with divergmg legs 17 which terminate in feet 18 which are. apertured to receive the screws whereby the b acket is rigidly secured to the board 14.

The horizontal distance betwew the accesses at least should be outer faces of the bracket-feet 18 from the center of the part 15 is such as to locate the latter directly above the longitudinal medial line of the slot 13. The brackets, as exhibited in Figs. 2 and 7 are constructed of strap-iron and are severally doubled at the top 15' of the upstanding part and thence continue as two juxtaposed folds throu h the neck to their uncture with the legs 1% which are formed of single thickness.

The track is comprised of one or more lengths of rails. The rails 1.) are formed of sheet metal which are formed by rolling or otherwise, to prevent the configuration, of an inverted U in cross section, that is to say, with -a semi-circular bend 19 at the top and with two dpending parallel webs 20, 20'.. The distance between these webs is such as to accommodate the thickness of the bracket part 15. In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, the rearmost web 20 is provided at intervals along its lower edge with rectangular-shaped notches 21 of a height and length somewhat greater than the respective thickness and widthof the bracket neck 16 of the bracket, and at an end of each of the notches is a longitudinal recess 22 into which the necks are entered to engage the same with the rail. One of these disposed oppositely to the others to afford a means for locking the rail placement. h

In the modified construction of the rail, Figs. 6 and 7, one of the webs, as 20, is made of greater depth than the other web and has its lower edge turned inwardly to afford a flange for a ledge 23. At intervals, such as 23', are provided in the flange in order to introduce the upstanding parts of between the webs the respective brackets of the track, andare then moved to one side of the gaps in order that the under side of the bracketnecks will contact with the top against longitudinal dis-.

of the ledge to prevent the raising of the track from the brackets.

The hangers are each provided with a i peripherally grooved wheel 24 which is mounted for rotation on an axle-provided by an arm 25 of a carrier 26. This arm is disposed horizontally and to the axis of a stem 26 which is made integral with the arm. Balls 27 seated in parepheral grooves 25.' of the axle may advantageously be employed to minimize the friction ensuing at the wheel journal and thus at right angles facilitate the rolling of the wheel in accomlishine the movements of the suspended oor. Connection is had between the door and said carrier by a hanger member, which is shown detached in Fig. 4, and in operative position in Figs. 1 and 2. This member is provided with a shank 28 having at its lower end two oppositely directed feet 29 to furnish a seating upon the top of the door 1.0 and to which the are rigidly secured by screws 30 inserte through holes 30' provided. Above the shank the member is provided with a substantially rectangular shaped portion whose upper and lower walls 31 and 32 are provided with alined apertures 31', 32 wherethrough the stem of the carrier is extended and then secured against withdrawal by an adjustment nut 39 engaging screw threads provided upon the stem and bearing against the underside of the wall 32 of said member. The hanger member is desirably constructed of a flat bar which is formed to assume the shape in which it is illustrated in the various views, that is to say, at or about the midlength of the bar it is given a rectangular bend 33 whence extend walls 31 and 3t to other rectangular bends 35 and 36 bounding the remainin sides 32 and 37 of the upper rectangu air portion of the said member, and from the corner 38, which is diagonally opposite the first named bend, the shank extends downwardly in a two-fold condition having their planes arranged corres lidingly with that of the door, and at tii bottom the ends of the bar are each given a artial turn and directed op ositely to obtain the feet 29, as before ex ained. In forming the hanger member t e shank 28 is so formed as to have its'loiigitudinal axis "coincide with the axis of the rail thereabove, and the aforesaid rectangular upper portion is accordingly ofiset therefrom to have the apertures 31', 32 correspond with the offset stem 26 of the arm 25 on which is mounted the track wheel 24.

40 represents a'stud projecting outwardly from the stem sufficiently far to extend beyond the adjacent web of the track for the purpose of preventing the derailment of the wheel through the interference of the rail with the u ward movement of the stud should the oor be raised or tilted upwardly. A slot 41 is desirably provided in the part 37 of the hanger member to allow the stud to pass therethrough at some distance below the to of the member and thus makes it ossib e to reduce the extreme height of the anger.

The aforesaid nut 39 is desirably of quadrilateral shape and of a width so as to fit closely against the shank of said hanger member to securethe nut from turning. When the nut is being applied and adjusted the hanger member is temporarily elevated to allow turning the nut. A slot 42 for a screw-driver is desirably provided in the underside of this nut.

In assembling the parts, the rail is first properly leveled and secured by the sup porting bracket with the furring board 14. The carriers are now hung from the rail by engaging the grooved wheels over the same, whereupon the hanger-members which have meanwhile been secured to the door, are inserted into the com artment 12 and the depending stems o the carrier inserted through the apertures 31 and 32 to receive the nut 39 below the part 32. By now manipulating the nuts the lengths of the hangers may be adjusted to regulate the height and accuracy of the door-hanging. After the door is thus regulated the jamhpieces 13 are secured in place.

Having described my invention, What I claim, is"

1. In a door-hanger, the combination with a track-rail comprising an inverted U-sha ed plate, said rail being provided along the e go of one of its side webs with a plurality of notches with a recess extending longitudinally from each such notch, of a supporting bracketcomprising a strap which is doubled to provide an upstanding part adapted to fit between the webs of the rail and having two legs, and a neck intermediate the upstanding part and the legs, said neck being adapted to be inserted into one of said rail notches and thence entered into the recess of the same.

2. In a door-hanger, the combination with a track-rail and supporting brackets therefor, of a track-wheel, a hanger member arranged tobe rigidly secured to a door, a carrier for the wheel, said carrier being provided with a screw-threaded dependin stem which extends through a portion 0 said hanger member, and an adjustment nut engaging said stem and arranged to bear against the hanger member.

3. In a door hanger, the combination with the track rail and the brackets therefor, of a hanger member constructed to he rigidly secured to a door, a carrier comprising a stem having a screw-threaded end and an arm inte ral with and at right angles thereto, a true wheel mounted on said arm, and a nut adapted to be screwed on the thread of said stem to adjustably secure the carrier to said member.

4. In a door-hanger, the combination of a track-rail comprising an inverted U-shaped plate .having a plurality of notches along the edge of one of its side webs, a supporting bracket having an upstanding art to fit between the webs of said fol 0L plate, said bracket an plate being arranged to interfit and lock the latter against independent vertical and longitudinal movements.

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